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Moment of Terror
🎬 Movie

Moment of Terror

1966 · 100 min Crime Drama
5.8 / 10 · TMDB

When an only son is fatally struck by a car, his mother seeks vengeance against the driver, the adulterous wife of a company president. The woman's husband buys silence about the incident, but the mother, discovering the driver's identity, secures a job in the corrupt couple's home, where she plots to murder their son when he reaches the age of her late son.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The director bets on details: a gesture, a glance, a pause. In a good drama this is what says the most — and that principle is upheld here.

Worth watching if you're in the mood for serious cinema. Not background viewing — it demands attention.

For viewers who can watch slow cinema and value the human element in stories.

Director: Mikio Naruse

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: In quiet, in the evening. Better alone or with someone who watches films seriously.

🎭 Cast

Hideko Takamine

Hideko Takamine

Kuniko, the Mother

Yōko Tsukasa

Yōko Tsukasa

Kinuko Kakinuma

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Kakinuma

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Kawashima

Jin Nakayama

Jin Nakayama

Susumu Ogasawara

Toshio Kurosawa

Toshio Kurosawa

Kuniko's younger brother

Natsuko Kahara

Natsuko Kahara

Fumie

Kumeko Urabe

Kumeko Urabe

Hisako Kanematsu

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

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